Car-Free Friday Means More Bikes for a Day

No telling if lowrider bikes will be in play. Bicyclists will kick off Car-Free Friday, that's tommorrow, at MacArthur Park. "City of Lights program targets Latino cyclists with a bicycle ride from MacArthur Park to City Hall". (Friday, April 24, at 8 a.m.)

More from the CD1 press release, after the jump:

Councilmember Reyes will join the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition on Car-Free Friday to launch a new program targeting Latino bicyclists with a bicycle ride from MacArthur Park to Los Angeles City
Hall. Prior to the ride, Reyes will join cyclists who will be handing out free bicycle lights and safety information as part of the Coalition's "City of Lights" program.

"Latino bicyclists have been at the forefront of environmentalism long before the green movement became fashionable," said Reyes, whose district includes MacArthur Park. "They have used bicycles for a long time for practical and economic, as well as recreational purposes, and thus comprise a significant part of the bike community. That's why events such as the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition's City of Lights
program are so important. The event targets L.A.'s vibrant Latino bicycle community by encouraging bike safety, as well as promoting the environmental, health and recreational benefits of riding bicycles."